Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk Skates Through Chico

The Chico skatepark received a much-needed facelift recently, and one of the first riders of the new park was none other skateboarding superstar Tony Hawk. He posted the below picture on Instagram Wednesday afternoon:

If you've been living under a rock for the past 30 years, Tony Hawk is one of the most successful and influential skateboarders in history. At a young age he dominated the vert circuit in the 1980's and became the most dominant skater in the 90's. He created a video game, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, that was a massive success and spawned 18 more video games. He also created the successful skateboard company Birdhouse. He was the first person to land the trick called the 900 in a competition:

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Hawk is also very popular in pop culture, even scoring a part in this famous movie stunt right here in NorCal:

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Big thanks to Tony Hawk for taking the time to support local NorCal parks!